Shades

by Caroline Slee
(California)

It comes in bluesNot grays – as the books might sayMy emotionMy faces The moods that make Me –Cerulean joyCelestial calmRoyal in blissAnd slate in sorrow –A shade of blueFor each nuanceFor each whispered momentEvery vibe or shadowy auraSpeaks to me in blue –Until the silencesCarry their own pulseA northern lightOf all those shadesDrifting through my dreams…